Line-gage for type-writing machines.



E. B. HESS. Ll NE GAGE FOR TYPE WRITING MACHINES APPLICATION FILED APR.29, 19\5.

WITNESSES:

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EDWARD B. HESS, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK. ASSIGNOR TO ROYAL TYPEWRITERCOMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW J ERSEY.

LINE-GAGE FOB, TYPE-WRITING MACHTNES.

Application filed April 29, 1915. Serial No. 24,674.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, Eowam) B. Hess, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing-in the borough of Brooklyn, county of Kings, and Stateof New York, have invented a certain new and useful Improved Line-Gagefor Type-Writing Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This improvement is useful in various relations and particularly wherethere is a short card holder line gage adjacent the printing point such,for instance, as shown in Letters Patent of the United States, N o.950,326, patented Feb. 22, 1910. Where there is a card holder comprisinga short gage and the regular full length line gage is omitted, thereis-more or less difficulty in'properly gaging the entire line. This isnot observable or objectionable in writing on cards or narrow sheets.If, however, the line be long, and particularly where blanks are beingfilled out, there is, notwithstaiuling the utmost care by the operator.ditfi- "culty in accurately gaging the line of a blank at the right handside of the sheet.

My present invention involves an additional or supplemental line gage ofimproved construction located adjacent the end of theplaten and whichcoiiperates with trally arranged line gage.

I have herein shown my invention as embodied in a supplemental line gagesupthe cenported above the line of print While in my co-pendingapplication No. 24,675, filed April 29, 19.15, I have shown theinvention embodied in a construction in which the supplemental line theline of print.

The accompanying drawing shows so much of a Royal standard machine as isdesirable to illustrate-the present invention. Figure 1 is a transversesection through the carriage; Fig. 2, a front elevation of the carriage:Fig. 3, a detail view on an enlarged scale showing a supplemental linegage that is located adjacent the right hand end of theplaten: and Fig.4, a detached view of a supplemental scale located at the left hand endof the platen.

1 indicates the ordinary shift rail; 2, the bottom rail of the carriageand between these two rails are the balls 3 upon which the carriagetravels transversely. The magage is supported below Specification ofLetters Patent.

tails of which it is unnecessary to describe beyond the fact that itcarries a short scale i extending on either side of the printing pointand upright card guides and holders 5, 5,,one on each side of theprinting point that extends across the line of print and has a rearwardcurvature conforming generally to the contour of the platen. Above theplane in which the ends of the card holders lie is a transverse bar 6 ofa bail of which 7, 7, are the rearwardly extending side armsappropriately pivoted in rear of the platen. This bar (3 carries paperclamps or guides of appropriate character and in the present instancethey are rolls 8, 8, that bear upon the surface above the line of printand above the ends of the card guides 5,

The foregoing construction thus briefly described is old, beinggenerally shown in my Letters Patent above mentioned and in otherpatents to me and applications that ha ve been filed by me. At the righthand side of the platen 'is provided a supplementary line gage. It ispreferably longitudinally adjustable and so constructed as to be adaptedto be thrown upwardly out of operation. It: may conveniently be mountedin any appropriate way. In the particular construction shown, it ismounted on the bail rod or bar 6. This supplementary line gage, whichmay or may not be provided with a scale, may be constructed as follows:There is a body or bracket portion 9 having a front face parallel withthe axis of the platen and two parallel rear-' ward projections whichare respectively pro vided with coincident apertures 10 in which the bar(3 fits. This part of the device is provided with a knob 11 by which itmay be adjusted on the rod 6 longitudinally thereof. To the front face12 of the part 9 is secured a plate 13 adjustahly attached to the frontportion 12 of the bracket by set screws 14 that pass through verticallyelongated slots in the plate 13 thereby permitting a measure of adjustment'primarily for assembling purposes. The plate. 13 has twodownwardly extending parallel arms or tongues 16 curled up at their endsto form bearings for a hinge pin 17, that passes through them and alsothrough co-incident curled up portions of a gage plate 18. This gageplate has extending. centrally from its top edge a proj ti 30 whichextends somewhat forward then lying at the and overlies a spring tongue21 that may form an integral part of plate 13 and lies between the twoportions 16, 16, thereof.

The spring re-action of the tongue 21 serves to hold the gage plate 18down in operative position and when the latter is turned upwardly, asshown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, serves to hold it elevated. This, orany other appropriate way, may be used for controlling the position ofthe gage plate. In operative position it extends downwardly as seen inFig. 2, its lower edge lineof print. Its longitudinal adjustment permitsof its being positioned as desired and to prevent it in its traverseinjuriously of the card guide, which is fixed upon the shift rail and itis moved away from the platen by the following means: On the right handend of the center card gage or scale 4 is mounted or formed a guardpiece 19 having its upper edge inclined upwardly from its right handend, which passes under the plate 18, the left hand side of which isbent or formed to facilitate this action, and the plate is caused toride up and be lifted by the incline of guard 19, as shown by the dottedlines 19 Fig. l. \Vhen a sheet is inserted into the machine, the cardgage or scale plate -l. located at the printing point may be used toatford means of adjusting the paper to the line of print at the lefthand side of the sheet whereas the supplemental line gage 18 serves as aguide for adjusting the paper at the right hand side of the platen.No.continuous.line scale is necessary and yet a blank containing two ormore short line spaces for printing on the same line may be veryaccurately and readily adjusted. 'So far as.the invention is consideredin its broader aspects the particular details are not material. ofcourse such a supplementary line scale might be used at either end ofthe platen in which case the line gage t forming part of the card holdermay be very much abbreviated in length or, if, desired, removedentirely.

The supplementary side scale for the left I hand end of the platen maybe of modified constructirm, preferably made as shown at Figs. and 4.The body or bracket piece and mode of attacl'in'ient of the scale platethereto is similar in all respects to the device shown at Fig. 3 andcorresponding parts are similarly designated. This scale plate extendsdmvnwardly below the line of printing, so that when in operativeposition its lower edge will be in front of the outer upper edge of thepaper pan 23 and its central part is cut-away to form an opening thelower edge of which is on the line of 'print and is provided with ascale as shown. This scale plate may be swung up away from the platenwhen its use is not required.

colliding with any part When the platen is centrally located in themachine three line gages are thus provided capable of use, and when theplaten is at either side of central position two line gages will alwaysbe effective. In some case the-central line gage may be omitted.

This invention provides line gages for the full length of the platenthat may be set to remain at the line of print, affording advantagesover movable line gages that have to be setto the line of print, andfixed line gages that call for movements of the platen to make themavailable.

I claim:

1. In a typewriting machine the combination with the platen of a scalebar fixed relatively to the sidewise movement of the platen, a line gageof relatively short length located adjacent one end of the platenadjustable in a line parallel with the axis of the platen and movablebodily independ-- 'ently of the scale bar away from the platen about anaxis below the top thereof.

2. Line gage devices for a typewriting machine, comprising a short fixedline gage located at the printing point, and a supplemental line gagelocated adjacent one end of the platen mounted to move sidewise with theplaten and adjustable in its mounting toward and from the end of theplaten re atively to the fixed gage.

Line gage devices for typewriting machines, comprising a short fixedline gage located at the printing point, and a supplemental line gagelocated adjacent one end of the platen and comprising a part mounted foradjustment toward and from the end of the platen, a part verticallyadjustable relatively to the line of print and a third part movabletransversely toward and from the platen.

4. In a typewriting machine the combination with the platen of a fixedscale bar, a short line gage located near one end of the platen, a framecomprising a horizontally arranged bar and rearwardly extending sidearms pivoted in rearof the platen, a pivotal connection between said barand said line gage, devices for moving the line gage lengthwise on saidbar in a line parallel with the axis of the platen away from said sidearms, and means for holding the line gage close to the platen.

5. In a typewriting machine, the combi-' nation with the platen of aswinging frame above the platen, a line gage of relatively short lengthlocated near one end of the platen and movable sidewisetherewith, and acentrally arranged line gage fixed relatively to the sidewise movementof the platen.

6. In a typewriting machine, the combination with the platen of acentrally arranged line gage fixed relatively to the sidewise movementof the platen, a supplemental r 10. In a typewriting machine, thecombiline gage of relatively short length mounted near one end of theplaten and adapted to move sidewise therewith and which comprises a partattached to the platen frame and another part which is movabletransversely relatively to the axis of the platen.

In a typewriting machine, the combination with the platen of a centrallyarranged line gage fixed relatively to the side wise movement of theplaten, a supplemental line gage adjacent one end of the platen andmovable sidewise therewith, and means carried by the fixed line gage formoving the supplemental line gage away from the platen when saidsupplemental line gage approaches the fixed line gage. 8. In atypewriting machine, the 'combi- I nation with the platen of a swingingframe above theplaten, and a line gage comprising a partmovable on saidframe in a line parallel with the axis of the platen and another parthinged to said first-mentioned part provided with devices for holding itclose to the platen and which part is formed with an opening having ascale registering with the line of print.

9. In a typewriting machine, the combination with the platen of a linegage adjustable in a line parallel with the axis of the platen andhaving an edge above the line of print and another line gage adjustablein a line parallel with the axis of the platen and movable toward andfrom the platen and provided with an opening having a line gage edgeregistering with the linejof print.

nation with the platen of a centrally arranged line gage fixedrelatively to the sidewise movement of the platen, a line gage mountednear one end of the platen and movable with the platen toward and fromsaid centrally arranged line gage and another line gage adjustable in aline parallel with the axis of the platen toward and from the centrallyarranged line gage, movable with the platen and also adjustable towardand from the platen.

11. A typewriting machine comprising type bars and paper feeding andguiding devices, a carriage, an overhead bail carried by the carriage,feed devices carried by said bail, a guide carried by the bail fordeflecting the material to be printed upon under the bail, and a cammingpart on the machine stationary with reference to the traverse of thecarriage for moving the guide out of the path of the type barstraversingthe printing point.

'12. In a typewriting machine, the combination with the platen, ofalswinging'frame above the platen and which moves transverselytherewith, a paper guide supported by the swinging frame, and means formovingthe guide away from the platen when it approaches the printingpoint.

In testimony whereof, I

subscribed my name. 7 1 I j EDWARD B. HESS.

have hereunto Witnesses:

L. o. NIYERS, AL ERTA. SCHWARTZ.

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